'Real' fur coats exhibit a lack of class

I live in a small town in New Jersey and that goes to say that rich people don't venture too far in this close-knit society. However, if you ever go out of state, like for example New York, I have noticed that fashion is really important. And I've noticed how people don't want the fake stuff; they want the real stuff. The real stuff as in fur. Fur as in animal fur. And sometimes when I find myself walking down Times Square I'll see so many people swaddled in fox fur coats or snakeskin boots, I like to pretend it's fake because it's ridiculous. Fake fur looks just like real animal fur. I don't think people realize how many animals had to die for their jacket.

I think it's especially worse for me considering I have pets. And maybe it's a little difficult for people to have pets in New York City so it doesn't cross their minds but I have some dogs and a cat and that makes me sick thinking of someone skinning them so someone can wear them as a coat. Of course no one wants to wear German Shepherd mix dog hair but the principle is the same. Chinchillas, beavers, bears, foxes and so many more animals are used for clothing.

And usually those soft furry jackets come with a price - that animal's life. Many animals that are used for clothing are bludgeoned, beaten or even skinned alive to get their furs. This abuse should not be happening but people shouldn't want to wear an animal's fur as well. It's unnatural.

Sadly, abuse can happen to any type of animal whether for their fur or for experiments or for breeding in puppy mills. More awareness should be brought to this matter because animals should be treated with respect because many of them can kill us with their own paws. Treating any animal badly, be it a pet or a wild animal, can have horrible repercussions.

I have this undying love for pit bulls because they are sort of the underdog, literally, of all of the dog breeds. People relate them to dog fighting which then translates to "they are dangerous, so stay away from them." However, when treated right they can be the sweetest dogs ever.

I got a dog at the dog shelter and once my mom saw that he was part pit bull she almost didn't want to get him. And maybe she was right on that instinct. When you first looked at him he looked so sweet but upon closer inspection, he had so many scars, on his paws and his face. And that was when the lady at the shelter told us he had been in a few fights and he was a year old.

Nevertheless we wanted to make this new creature happy because of his horrible past we wanted to future better. However, it was easier said than done. His past abuse had made him almost uncontrollable and most days were filled with tension and anxiety.

Abuse is just as traumatic to animals as it can be to humans but people don't seem to see that as I watch them walk on by with their animal fur jackets. They are completely absorbed in their own image and how the fur is making them "fashionable." We shouldn't look up to the people who have enough money to buy coats lined with fur. Those coats were made to be expensive so no one would buy them.

Haley Jones

ROCKAWAY

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